Amy Mall focuses on policies that protect clean air, clean water, wildlands, communities, and the climate from harmful energy industries, including fracking, oil and gas production, oil and gas pipelines, and forest biomass. Prior to joining NRDC in 2001, Mall worked in the financial sector and in county, state, and federal government, including the White House National Economic Council, a governor’s office, and the U.S. Senate. A graduate of Cornell and Harvard Universities, she holds a master’s degree in public policy. Mall is based in NRDC’s Washington, D.C., office.
Government officials from around the world have recently declared that the risks of natural gas drilling are too great to allow it to proceed without additional analysis.
Source: Amy Mall's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC (2011) Read More
On NRDC’s Switchboard, Amy Mall tracked the fast-moving terrain of shale development — regulatory shifts, industry claims, emerging science. From Washington rulemaking to on-the-ground drilling impacts, the blog translated policy fights into plain stakes. As the gas boom expanded, so did the need for real-time scrutiny. Switchboard became a running ledger of what regulators proposed — and what communities stood to lose or gain.
Source: Switchboard, from NRDC :: Amy Mall's Blog (2010) Read More